Indie game news - page 227

Minimalistic puzzle game 'Simple Dot' looks rough but it's an interesting experience overall

By Liam Dawe, 20 May 2019

Simple Dot has a simple idea, balls drop from a bucket and you have to draw lines to get them into a bucket somewhere else. It's out now with same-day Linux support and I gave it a run to see if it's worth your time.

Point & click adventure 'Lord Winklebottom Investigates' fully funded and coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 20 May 2019

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Lord Winklebottom Investigates, a very quirky murder mystery, point and click adventure has managed to get funding and so it's coming to Linux.

Terraria has sold 27 million copies, 12 million on PC and it continues to expand

By Liam Dawe, 20 May 2019

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Re-Logic have announced that Terraria has officially sold a massive 27 million copies, 12 million of those being on PC and they're not stopping.

Oxygen Not Included release delayed until July, Klei making sure it's nicely polished

By Liam Dawe, 20 May 2019

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Klei Entertainment have decided to delayed the full release of Oxygen Not Included, with it moving to July.

Sandbox tycoon-like trading game 'Merchant of the Skies' has a new trailer and a later release date

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2019

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Merchant of the Skies from Coldwild Games, seems like it could be an interesting resource management and trading game with you flying around the world in an airship. There's a new trailer and a delay in the release.

Satirical adventure Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love from Artifex Mundi is out

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2019

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Artifex Mundi have once again branched out from a lot of their hidden object games, to give us a satirical point and click adventure with Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love.

The Battle Royale game 'Crazy Justice' is apparently still alive, Black Riddles Studio show new footage

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2019

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I will admit, I'm incredibly surprise to see that Crazy Justice is actually still alive. The third-person shooter Battle Royale from Black Riddles Studio is apparently progressing well.

Strangers - Awaken, a magical themed Battle Royale is on Kickstarter and plans Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2019

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I've been chatting to the developer of Strangers - Awaken recently, a new cross-platform Battle Royale game where magic is your weapon and it's now live on Kickstarter.

Raise an undead army of chickens in Undead Horde from 10tons, now out and my thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 16 May 2019

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Do you like being on the evil side? Good news for you then, as a necromancer you will be raising an undead army in Undead Horde, which is now out with Linux support.

Ironhide Game Studio's real-time strategy game Iron Marines sees day-1 Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2019

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This is fantastic, Iron Marines from Ironhide Game Studio just released today and they decided to get the Linux version ready to go one day-1.

Funny looking abstract puzzle adventure 'Kindergarten' is getting a sequel, out in June

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2019

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June really is gearing up to be a month rammed full of releases, now the amusing looking abstract puzzle adventure Kindergarten 2 has been announced for June as well.

Hegemone Pass, a 2D stealth RPG that will support Linux is on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2019

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According to the information on it, Hegemone Pass is a stealth RPG (they say JRPG, but they're actually French). It's set in the Greek Underworld, with combat and exploration mixed in with an alert system

Don't Starve: Hamlet expansion has officially left Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2019

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Klei Entertainment have expanded their weird and wonderful survival game with Don't Starve: Hamlet, which has now left Early Access.

Jupiter Hell continues being a great combination of Doom and a roguelike, now with challenge modes

By Liam Dawe, 14 May 2019

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Another Jupiter Hell update arrived recently, as ChaosForge rip and tear towards the Early Access release next month. I expect great things when this is finished, as it's already glorious.

Fight off the vicious Shrooms in Mushroom Crusher Extreme, some thoughts now it's out

By Liam Dawe, 14 May 2019

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Mushroom Crusher Extreme, a retro-styled action game that sees you fight off vicious Shrooms using various spells has left Early Access.

Mind Your Manas looks like a very silly moddable online trading card game releasing next month

By Liam Dawe, 14 May 2019

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I love trading card games, I love battle with cards and showing off a good deck and it seems Mind Your Manas could be quite amusing. It's also a little different due to the modding support.

Light Fairytale Episode 1, a turn-based RPG styled like a JRPG classic is now out

By Liam Dawe, 14 May 2019

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Light Fairytale Episode 1 from French solo developer neko.works, an RPG inspired by JRPG classics has officially left Early Access.

The loot and shoot cyberspace FPS 'Black Ice' has some seriously fun loot in the latest beta

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2019

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I love first-person shooters, it's easily my favourite genre next to traditional real-time strategy games (the kind where you build a base, then send out an army) and the cyberspace FPS Black Ice is continuing to be impressive.

The peaceful building RPG 'Littlewood' is now officially releasing in June and it looks lovely

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2019

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June seems to be a popular month lately, with Sean Young announcing his peaceful building RPG Littlewood is going to release on June 18th.

Freaky co-op submarine sim 'Barotrauma' is entering Early Access next month

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2019

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Another title becoming available next month (it's going to be busy) is Barotrauma, a co-op submarine sim that has a very good atmosphere.

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